Parker Named Asst. A.D. For Olympic Sport Strength And Conditioning
8/11/2016 11:23:00 AM | Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Field Hockey, Volleyball, General
Syracuse University has promoted Corey Parker to Assistant Athletic Director for Olympic Sport Strength & Conditioning. In the position he will oversee the development of the more than 400 Olympic Sport student-athletes in the program.
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"Corey has a long history of dedication to the student-athletes at Syracuse," said Director of Athletics John Wildhack. "We know in his new role he will continue to help them reach their greatest potential."
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"I'm excited about the opportunity to help our student-athletes in the Olympic Sports," said Parker. "I've worked with outstanding coaches who have produced championship-caliber teams at Syracuse. I look forward to strengthening the championship tradition
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Parker came to Syracuse in 1995 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. After serving in that post for five years, he was promoted to associate head strength and conditioning coach for varsity sports.Â
In 2002, Parker left Syracuse Athletics to become director of strength and conditioning at Strength in Motion in Syracuse. While there, he designed and implemented individualized programs for clients ranging from grade-school age to college athletes.Â
He returned to Syracuse University Athletics in 2012 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach.
A native of Haverhill, Mass., Parker began his career in health and fitness working in corporate fitness as an exercise physiologist for Fit-Corp in Boston prior to coming to Syracuse in 1995.
Parker earned first team football All-Eastern Coast Athletic Conference honors and was a three-year starter for Maine. He was selected as the Black Bears Defensive Lineman of the Year in 1991 and 1992. After earning his bachelor's degree in health and fitness from Maine in 1992, he went on to earn his master's degree in exercise physiology two years later. As a graduate student, Parker worked as a teaching assistant for the exercise science department, as well as a graduate assistant for the strength and conditioning program at Maine.
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Parker is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
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He and his wife, Jackie, reside in Syracuse with their son, Chris, and daughters, Lauren and Lindsay.Â
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"Corey has a long history of dedication to the student-athletes at Syracuse," said Director of Athletics John Wildhack. "We know in his new role he will continue to help them reach their greatest potential."
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"I'm excited about the opportunity to help our student-athletes in the Olympic Sports," said Parker. "I've worked with outstanding coaches who have produced championship-caliber teams at Syracuse. I look forward to strengthening the championship tradition
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Parker came to Syracuse in 1995 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. After serving in that post for five years, he was promoted to associate head strength and conditioning coach for varsity sports.Â
In 2002, Parker left Syracuse Athletics to become director of strength and conditioning at Strength in Motion in Syracuse. While there, he designed and implemented individualized programs for clients ranging from grade-school age to college athletes.Â
He returned to Syracuse University Athletics in 2012 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach.
A native of Haverhill, Mass., Parker began his career in health and fitness working in corporate fitness as an exercise physiologist for Fit-Corp in Boston prior to coming to Syracuse in 1995.
Parker earned first team football All-Eastern Coast Athletic Conference honors and was a three-year starter for Maine. He was selected as the Black Bears Defensive Lineman of the Year in 1991 and 1992. After earning his bachelor's degree in health and fitness from Maine in 1992, he went on to earn his master's degree in exercise physiology two years later. As a graduate student, Parker worked as a teaching assistant for the exercise science department, as well as a graduate assistant for the strength and conditioning program at Maine.
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Parker is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
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He and his wife, Jackie, reside in Syracuse with their son, Chris, and daughters, Lauren and Lindsay.Â
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